Page 10 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 3, 2021 Florence & Chafetz expands assisted living memory care with 12 new apartments Assisted living now taking reservations for renovated homes F lorence & Chafetz Home, a specialized memory support residence operated by Chelsea Jewish Lifecare (CJL), is pleased to announce the expansion of its assisted living memory care residences on September 1, 2021. The 12 newly open private studio apartments, each with a private bathroom, showcase bright and airy common spaces that foster resident interaction in a secure environment. “When we embarked upon the expansion, our goal was to create memory care apartments with an open concept setting,” said Executive Director Kristen Donnelly of Florence & Chafetz Home and Cohen Florence Levine Estates Assisted Living. “Most importantly, these new living spaces enable our residents with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia to walk about freely yet safely.” Interior design elements were specially selected to enhance the warm and comforting environment. The apartments feature individual heat and air-conditioning control, handicap accessible bathrooms, and showers with seats. Many of the new spaces overlook the expansive grounds and courtyard. Common spaces include a living room, a café with fresh baked goods, a library, a courtyard, a dining room, a salon and a huge activity room. 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In the Albert Spadafora Beer Garden, Davina Yannetty brought much joy into people’s lives with her engaging personality, musical talent and a catalog of songs that just does not quit. A welcome addition to the Feast, look for Davina to become a regular going forward. The music, the food and Maldonians eager to mingle again made this year’s Feast one we’ll soon not forget! A couple of takeaways from the Feast: The sadness in the Palermo family’s faces was palpable. The sight of the original Saint Rocco statue in the bay window of the Della Gatta’s second floor window gave me goosebumps. Richie Cremone was missed. Nick Gizzi, Andy Rigano, Tony Della Gatta and the rest of the Grease Pole organizers are to be applauded for bringing this cherished tradition back. Nice to see Derek “The Big Kahuna” O’Brien, The Big Kahuna’s mom Laurine, and daughter Jillian greet the Procession as we passed them on Thacher Street. Dom Fermano walking in the Procession on Sunday was downright inspirational. Can’t forget Anthony Spadafora when talking about the success of the Saint Rocco Feast. Without that reassuring way about him, without his dedication, without that great sense of pride and wonderful smile, without Anthony, the Feast would be in big trouble. True fact. “This is the end, beautiful friend, this is the end, my only friend, the end” – and now a word or two from an amazing young woman, my niece Dorothy Levine: “My dad isn’t one to brag about things he has accomplished and would rather remain behind the scenes. With that being said, let me tell you a quick little story. “It was 2012 and my dad was in the Malden Teen Center. A Malden Police Officer walked in and overheard a 9th grader make a negative comment. A light bulb went off in his head, ‘let me figure out a way to bring some of student/athletes and police together.’ First thing he did was round up 10 high school boys and 10 Malden Police Officers and had them play a basketball game in a closed gym, only a few of us got to witness that. The game was fun and competitive, after they chatted and had pizza together. During the school year of 2012 there was a soccer game, a volleyball game, and a flag football game. Fast forward 9 years and our police just finished coaching in their 4th season of the Mac Singleton outdoor basketball league. In the past nine years, they have played pickup games, run sports leagues and basketball tournaments together. The most important thing about this is that these kids and adults have made lifelong connections. Our student-athletes see that the Malden Police are just like them coming from the same streets and having the same love of sports, while some of the police say they see themselves in these kids. My dad [Malden Recreation Director Joe Levine] could not have done it without a group of amazing Malden police officers and the support of their department. The community policing here in Malden is something special. Thank you, Dad and Malden Police, for making this possible.”
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